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Record: MDI52K16NW00005

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Papaonga Lake Grid Pl-1 - 1991, Shore Showing - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-22
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-25
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Avis Lake Area

Latitude: 50° 53' 26.02"    Longitude: -92° 17' 20.57"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 550004.26   Northing: 5637895.65    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 52K16NW

Point Location Description: Transfer

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1983: Getty Canadian Metals Ltd. - conducted airborne magnetic and electromagnetic surveys, lake bottom sampling, reconnaissance prospecting, sampling and trenching. 1984: Getty - conducted horizontal loop electromagnetic and magnetic survey, geological mapping, prospecting, lithogeochemical and humus sampling, trenching and 7 DDH totaling 955 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.8235, RL2158 52K16NE0004 52K16NE0004
2.8224, RL2157 52K16NE0006 52K16NE0006
63.4325 52K16NE0010 52K16NE0010
2.8223, RL2156 52K16NE0007 52K16NE0007
2.6592, RL2152 52K16NE0011 52K16NE0011
2.7520, RL2174 52K16NW0008 52K16NW0008
16 52K16NW8896 52K16NW8896
2.6562, RL2151 52K16NE0009 52K16NE0009

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Red Lake

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Chert 1 Magnetite Iron Formation
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 2 Greywacke, Biotite, Argillinte

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
5ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
10PyriteEconomicOre
SericiteAlterationSericitization1UnknownVeins
TourmalineAlterationTourmalinization2UnknownVeins

Mineralization Comments

Mar 03, 2014 (Syed Ali) - Grab sample taken at the Shore showing by W. Evert assayed 0.12 oz Au/t. Two samples taken across 2 carbonatized zones at the Shore showing by Gretty Canadian Metals Ltd., assayed 0.02 oz Au/t across 0.5 m and 0.04 oz Au/t across 0.5 m. Grab sample taken from the PL-1a zone by Getty assayed 0.06 Au/t, while a chip sample assayed 0.02 oz Au/t across 0.5 m.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1985 52K/NE #18

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Publisher Name:

Location: Red Lake RGP


File - Resident Geologist files AF RL 1985 52K/NE #19

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Red Lake RGP


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